Child Passenger Safety Week 2019

“Click it Tight. It is Worth Their Life to do it Right”

Child Passenger Safety Week 2019

“Click it Tight. It is Worth Their Life to do it Right”

Child Passenger Safety Week, September 15 – 21, 2019 highlights the safety benefit for children who are correctly secured in the right child restraint (rear-facing car seat, forward-facing car seat with a harness, belt-positioning booster seat or seat belt) appropriate for their child’s age and size. The campaign is dedicated to helping parents and caregivers make sure their children ride as safely as possible – every trip, every time.

During Child Passenger Safety Week, many communities will have events to educate families on how to:

  • Choose the correct car seat for their child;
  • Install the car seat correctly in their vehicle; and
  • Secure the child correctly during each ride.

Certified child passenger safety technicians are available at car seat check events to offer advice and instruction throughout Pennsylvania.

Every year, children are tragically injured or killed in car crashes. In fact, car crashes are a leading cause of death for children. On average, in 2017, two children under 13 years of age were killed every day while riding in cars, SUVs, pickups, and vans. While fatalities and injuries decreased in 2017 from 2016 – an eight percent decrease in fatalities and an estimated 19 percent decrease in injuries – there is still more work to be done to eliminate these preventable tragedies.

The PA Traffic Injury Prevention Project has developed a Child Passenger Safety Week planner to assist you in your efforts to educate families in your community. Child passenger safety materials are also available upon request. Help us to get the word out about car seat checks and educational efforts being conducted by registering your events through the link below. Do not forget to share the success of your event by completing the data collection form through the link below.

Child Passenger Safety Week 2019 Planner

The planner includes child passenger safety information to use as you plan and promote your educational program or event in your community. The planner provides child safety seat and seat belt statistics, a sample press release, best practice safety messages, and educational resources. A synopsis of Pennsylvania’s Occupant Protection law addressing child passengers. Additional educational flyers are available upon request.

Download a PDF file of the 2019 Child Passenger Safety Week Planner here.

Register your Child Passenger Safety Week Event online!

Please join Pennsylvania in observing Child Passenger Safety Week 2019. Register your car seat check event scheduled during the week of September 15 – 21, 2019. These events will be shared with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The events will also be provided, upon request, for use in media releases to promote these community events. The events will also be posted on PA TIPP website calendar of events. PA TIPP does not need to be involved in the community car seat check event, we are merely compiling the list of events to be shared. If you are interested in receiving the list of events, please email aosterhuber@paaap.org.

Click here to register your event online.

Submit your Child Passenger Safety Week 2019 event data online!

Thank you for educating families on the correct selection and use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts during Child Passenger Safety Week 2019. You have helped to keep Pennsylvania’s children safe while traveling on our roadways. Please share your results with us so your effort dedicated to protecting children in your community can be recognized. Please submit your event data by October 5th, 2019. PA TIPP will compile the data from the events and document the successful outreach in each community. The list will be provided to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the National Highway traffic Safety Administration. Record your event online through the link below. Data can also be submitted by completing the form provided on the last page of the CPS Week planner.

Click here to submit your event data online.

Request Child Passenger Safety Materials for your Event

Educational Materials offer parents and caregivers the information needed to become knowledgeable about child passenger safety best practice recommendations for the selection and use of car seats, belt-positioning booster seats and seat belts. Materials can be ordered through the link below. Materials can also be ordered by calling 1-800-CAR BELT, or by emailing aosterhuber@paaap.org. Please submit your requests early to guarantee delivery in time for your Child Passenger safety Week event.

Click here to request child passenger safety educational materials.

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